White House ends funding for key US climate body: ‘No coming back from this’
Nasa cuts contract that convened USGCRP, which released assessments impacting environmental decision-making
Michael Mann
Disinformation threatens climate action, UN warns
Top officials in Baku for COP29 say the spread of false climate narratives undercuts the annual climate talks.
UN agency cites continued warming trend as COP28 summit grapples with curbing climate change
The United Nations weather agency is reporting that glaciers shrank more than ever from 2011 and 2020 and the Antarctic ice sheet lost 75 percent more compared to the previous ten years, as it released its latest stark report about the fallout on the planet from climate change.
Climate activists take aim at private jets, yachts and golf courses in global protests against luxury
Climate activists have spraypainted a superyacht, blocked private jets from taking off and plugged holes in golf courses this summer as part of an intensifying campaign against the emissions-spewing lifestyles of the ultrawealthy.
Scientist who warned of ‘new climate frontier’ says without action, worst is yet to come
James Hansen, who testified before the U.S. Congress on global heating in 1988, says world is approaching a "new climate frontier."
UN forecasts odds of hitting key heat limit soon, at least for a short time
There’s a two-out-of-three chance within the next five years that the world will temporarily reach the internationally accepted global temperature threshold for limiting the worst effects of climate change, a new World Meteorological Organization report forecasts.
Rising #ClimateScam denialism on Twitter has scientists worried
Many researchers are fleeing the platform, unnerved by the surge in climate misinformation since Elon Musk’s chaotic takeover.
Universities urged to reject fossil fuel cash for climate research
An open letter from 500 academics likens fossil-energy funding of climate solutions to tobacco industry disinformation.
Heat waves at both of the Earth’s poles alarm climate scientists
Antarctic areas reach 40 C above normal at the same time as North Pole regions hit 30 C above usual levels.
NASA is preparing for the wrath of climate change
The space agency knows it needs to adapt to climate-driven events that will increasingly threaten coastal launch sites and other key space infrastructure.
Fox TV's new weather channel raises concerns over climate disinformation
The media giant responsible for sowing doubt about the climate crisis is launching a 24-hour weather news channel.
Climate crisis linked to 15-plus disasters costing more than $1B
Christian Aid report highlights costs of floods, fires and storms around the world
When climate deniers attack, these guys come to the rescue
Climate change deniers harass scientists with lawsuits and Freedom of Information Act requests, but one American group comes to their aid
This catastrophic summer even has climate scientists worried
“The community hasn’t done as good of a job projecting how bad climate impacts would be at 1.2 C,” one scientist said.